June 14, 2015 at 7:38 pm (entertainment) (19th century england, waterloo)
After reading about Jane Austen’s pelisse, in looking for an article listed in Davidson’s bibliography and notes, I stumbled upon this website
discussing a CURRENT recreation of the Waterloo Ball of 1815. In blogging about the Pelisse, and putting off the ball a day – I am too late! for it took place yesterday.
I will have to consult some diaries – see if ANYone my Smiths & Goslings knew attended…
Emma Smith and Mary Gosling are the two teens in question. Mary was born 2 February 1800 and Emma 27 September 1801. Sisters-of-the-heart, they became sisters-in-law in 1826.
TWO TEENS in Paperback!
on Kindle @ Amazon
hardcover & paperback @ Amazon
Ladies of Llangollen -- a history of Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler, in contemporary words
Georgian Gems, Regency Reads & Victorian Voices -- a series of book recommendations for the lover of biography, diaries, history
Isadore Albee's Civil War -- The 1862 /1865-1871 Diaries of Isadore Albee of Springfield, Vermont
Two Teens in the Time of Austen
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